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Automation
A technique, method or system of operating a process by highly automatic means, in order to reduce human intervention and increase speed and efficiency.
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network layer
Automation; Industrial automation
The 3rd layer of the ISO open-system-interconnect reference model. It provides routing and relaying services associated with all of the layers of that station and is responsible ...
retentive output instruction
Automation; Industrial automation
1) A rung-output instruction that sets the state of the output only when the rung is true. Whenever the rung is not true, it does not control the state of the output. 2) ...
self-contained scanner
Automation; Industrial automation
A photoelectric control that contains the light source, receiver, power supply, and all electronics in the same housing.
steady rate
Automation; Industrial automation
For a given network, all variables such as messages and stations are held constant for modeling and simulation purposes.
topology
Automation; Industrial automation
The way a network is physically structured. Example: a ring, bus, or star configuration.
mask
Automation; Industrial automation
A binary value with its bits set to a pattern to selectively screen out or let through certain bits in a data value to specify which of those bits are to be operated on in ...
drift
Automation; Industrial automation
A slow change in some characteristic of a device. For a drive, it is the deviation from the initial set speed with no load change over a specific time period. Normally the drive ...